As the Senate Intelligence Committee grills prospective CIA director Leon Panetta, President Obama’s commitment to open government finds itself facing a culture of secrecy that has grown broader and deeper since September 11.
Obama’s executive order strengthening the Freedom of Information Act, issued on his second day in office, signaled More…
Capitol Hill Democrats didn’t waste any time in voicing support for President Obama’s first executive orders to close Guantanamo Bay within the year, ban torture and close all secret CIA prisons.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release January 22, 2009
EXECUTIVE ORDER
REVIEW AND DISPOSITION OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT THE GUANTÁNAMO BAY NAVAL BASE AND CLOSURE OF DETENTION FACILITIES
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and More…
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release January 22, 2009
EXECUTIVE ORDER
REVIEW OF DETENTION POLICY OPTIONS
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, in order to develop More…
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release January 22, 2009
EXECUTIVE ORDER
ENSURING LAWFUL INTERROGATIONS
By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, in order to improve the effectiveness of human More…
Below is President Obama’s memo on the detention of the sole detainee the Department of Defense is holding as an enemy combatant within the United States:
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 22, 2009
MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
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Although it’s not yet available on the White House Website, President Obama has reportedly issued an order aimed at reversing the secrecy policies of the Bush administration.
Former Bush administration Attorney General John Ashcroft encouraged information officers to vigorously search all the Freedom of Information Act exemptions More…
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